Dov Markus

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| name = Dov Markus

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|1|31}}

| birth_place = Donbas, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)

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| position = Forward

| collegeyears1 = 1965–67

| college1 = LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds

| years1 = 1968

| clubs1 = New York Generals

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

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Dov Markus (born January 31, 1946) is an Israeli-American former soccer player.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/M/Markus.Dov.htm|title=NASL-Dov Markus|website=nasljerseys.com}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1965/11/14/98462303.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false|title=L.I.U. Retains Laurels in Soccer; Record Five Goals by Markus Help Rout C W. Post, 12-0|work=The New York Times }} At Long Island University he was the first recipient of the Hermann Trophy, as the outstanding collegiate soccer player of the year, and was a two-time All American. In 1965 as a sophomore, Markus scored 35 goals in 14 games for 70 points, at the time both the most-ever goals and the most-ever points in an NCAA season. Over his three-year career, Markus scored 79 goals, setting a new NCAA career record, in 49 games. Markus played a season with the New York Generals of the North American Soccer League, and played in the 1969 Maccabiah Games in Israel for the United States.

Early and personal life

Markus was born in Donbas, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine), and is Jewish.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dAq4TGQsWwwC&dq=%22Dov+Markus%22&pg=PA337|title=Day by Day in Jewish Sports History|first=Bob|last=Wechsler|date=2008|publisher=KTAV Publishing House, Inc.|isbn=9780881259698 |via=Google Books}}{{cite web | url=https://www.nli.org.il/en/newspapers/amjwld/1968/09/20/01/article/20/?e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxTI--------------1 | title=⁨An Exciting Year in Sports ⁩ | ⁨The American Jewish World⁩ | 20 September 1968 | Newspapers | the National Library of Israel }} He now lives in Boynton Beach, Florida.{{Cite web|url=https://voterrecords.com/voter/15716580/dov-markus|title=Dov Markus from Boynton Beach, Florida |website=VoterRecords.com}}

Career

Markus attended Long Island University (LIU), for which he played on the men's soccer team (the Blackbirds) for three seasons, from 1965 to 1967.[https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/161654796.pdf "Soccer Team Edged 2-1"][https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1752&context=tripod "LIU Slides Past Dathmen"] He played center forward.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rsxCDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Dov+Markus%22&pg=PT50|title=All-American: An American Approach to Soccer|first=Charles L.|last=Valenti|date=2017|publisher=Xlibris Corporation|isbn=9781543433036 |via=Google Books}}

In 1965 as a sophomore, Markus scored 35 goals in 14 games for 70 points, at the time both the most-ever goals and the most-ever points in an NCAA season.[https://vault.si.com/vault/1967/12/25/faces-in-the-crowd "Faces in the Crowd"]{{Cite web|url=https://docslib.org/doc/697206/division-i-mens-soccer-records|title=Division I Men's Soccer Records|website=Docslib}} His 5.00 points per game at the time were third-most for a season in NCAA history. His 2.50 goals per game were the most in NCAA history. He scored 27 goals as a junior, and 16 goals as a senior.

Over his three-year career, Markus scored 79 goals, setting a new NCAA career record, in 49 games. In his career he had 156 points, and his 3.25 points per game were 7th in NCAA history.

Markus won the 1967 Hermann Trophy as the outstanding collegiate soccer player of the year. He was the first recipient of the Hermann Trophy.{{Cite web|url=https://brooklyn.liuathletics.com/mobile/hof.aspx?hof=68|title= LIU Athletics Hall of Fame |website= LIU Athletics}} He was named Honorable Mention All American in 1965, and Second Team All American in 1967.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/9479879/all-time-nscaa-all-americas-national-soccer-coaches-|title=All-Time NSCAA All-Americas - National Soccer Coaches ...|website=yumpu.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/liuathletics/docs/liu_men_s_soccer_record_book|title=2010 Long Island University Men's Soccer Record Book |author= |website=Issuu|date=22 September 2010 }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.brooklyn.liu.edu/bbut11/msoccer/06%20MSOC%20guide.pdf |title=06 MSOC guide.indd |access-date=2007-05-11 |archive-date=2007-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929083819/http://www.brooklyn.liu.edu/bbut11/msoccer/06%20MSOC%20guide.pdf |url-status=dead }} In 2000, LIU inducted Markus into its Athletic Hall of Fame.[http://www.brooklyn.liu.edu/bbut11/general/halloffame.htm LIU Hall of Fame]

After his collegiate career, Markus played a season (1968) with the New York Generals of the North American Soccer League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.xcamsclub.com/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302034913/http://national.soccerhall.org/Registry/NASL_K-O.htm|title=x|archivedate=March 2, 2009|website=club.com}}

Markus played in the 1969 Maccabiah Games in Israel for the United States.[https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p16007coll77/id/3075/ "United States Maccabiah Team in Israel"]

In the mid-1970s and early-80s, Markus taught at Sheepshead Bay High School in Brooklyn, New York.{{Cite web|url=http://www.machermanntrophy.org/markus|title=Dov Markus|website=MAC Hermann Trophy|date=9 May 2023 }} He also refereed NCAA games. He retired before 2000.